News and Information
New Publications Available from NAPA
July 18, 2008 - NAPA has released several new publications, including Rubblization,
Guidelines for the Use of HMA Overlays to Rehabilitate PCC Pavements, and Design of Hot Mix Asphalt Pavements for Commercial, Industrial
and Residential. To purchase these and other titles, visit the NAPA online Bookstore.
Downtown Connector project in Atlanta proceeds with SMA and weekend
closures.
Atlanta, GA - June 16, 2008 - The merging of I-75
and I-85 in downtown Atlanta carries more than 250,000 vehicles per day,
making it one of the busiest highways in America. These highways carry
commuters to work daily and visitors to special events like Atlanta
Braves baseball games at Turner Field. Traffic planners decided to use
SMA for durability and to limit future construction. They have also
called for weekend closures of the road to speed up construction. GAPA
Member E.R. Snell Contractor Inc. will be using 168,000 tons of mix on
the project, which calls for milling as much as 8.25 inches of the old
road and replacing it with SMA and a porous mix as the surface course.
"We have paved with SMA a lot and it is very durable, said Jimmy Camp,
the company's executive vice president. "The DOT believes that because
we are using SMA, future projects will require only micro milling for
the surface course, leaving the SMA in place, saving time and money."
The 4.8-mile-project is approximately 50% complete.
GAPA Contractors Recognized for Quality
Construction
Athens, GA - As the highlight of the Georgia
Partnership for Transportation Quality (GPTQ) Conference held
in Athens, five members of the Georgia Asphalt Pavement
Association and two Georgia Department of
Transportation (GDOT) Districts were honored with
Quality Construction Awards for 2007. E.R. Snell
Contractor was honored in two categories. The Overall
Smoothness Contractor Award and the Smoothness for Asphaltic Concrete -
New Construction Award along with GDOT District 1, Area 6 after
achieving a 449 smoothness index for 21 lane miles. Pittman
Construction Company was recognized in the Smoothness for
Asphaltic Concrete – Resurfacing Award category along with GDOT District
1, Area 6 after achieving a 47% improvement in smoothness of 503.
C.W. Matthews Contracting received the Smoothness for
Asphaltic Concrete – Open Graded Mixes category along with GDOT District
6, Area 1 by producing an average smoothness rating of 525. The Quality
Control Award was awarded to Sloan Construction, Tugalo Division
for outstanding quality control rating of 95.64 in 2007. Carnes
Construction Company was recognized for Quality Construction –
Surface Treatment along with GDOT District 1, Area 3 after achieving a
rating of 9.7 for 6million square yards of surface treatment.
Read more about the 2007 Quality Construction Awards
Plants Emphasize Quality in Learning
- Diamond Achievement Commendations
Each year more than 600 asphalt plants fulfill the rigorous
requirements of NAPA’s Diamond Achievement Commendation. The employees
that participate find that the process improves the facility, their
approach to quality, and their relationship with the surrounding
community. LTM Inc.– Roseburg Division., C.W. Matthews Contracting
Company, and Superior Paving are three of the companies whose plants
completed the process for this commendation.
Click here to read an article
by Mary Lou Jay from Hot Mix Asphalt Technology - Jan/Feb 2008
New Web Site for Warm Mix
The
FHWA/NAPA Technical Working Group (TWG) on warm-mix asphalt announces
its new Web site at
www.warmmixasphalt.com. The new site, which is underwritten by NAPA
and the State Asphalt Pavement Associations, provides a wealth of
information on warm mix. The user is able to view PowerPoint
presentations, download publications, and review the TWG-approved
testing frameworks for both material properties and environmental
impacts. Links to the technology providers are also included.
TRIP
Generates Statewide News Coverage of
Georgia's Transportation Funding Shortfall
With the cooperation of the Georgia DOT and funding from the Georgia
Highway Contractors Association (GHCA), TRIP teamed up with Georgians
for Better Transportation (GBT) to release a new report at a news
conference in Atlanta. The report, entitled "Future Mobility in Georgia:
Meeting the State's Need for Safe and Efficient Mobility, "evaluates
road and bridge conditions, traffic safety, congestion, and
transportation funding in Georgia. The report found that Georgia faces a
$51 billion transportation funding shortfall through 2035 and listed
needed, but unfunded, transportation projects throughout the state. Also
included in the report are lists of the most congested routes in the
Atlanta metro area and the most deficient bridges in Atlanta and
statewide. News coverage was extensive and statewide. State
Transportation Board Chairman Mike Evans, who participated in the news
conference, was quoted as saying, "I hope that this is the year that we
can bear down and all of us come together to find a solution to the
problem."
Click here
to view media coverage.
Asphalt Costs Rise Less Than Concrete, Says DOT Report
The
U.S. Department of Transportation has recently released a report
studying the significant growth in cost of materials used for highway
projects. The report found that overall highway construction and
maintenance costs nationwide grew about three times faster from 2003
through 2006 than during any three-year period between 1990 and 2003,
substantially reducing the purchasing power of highway funds. The report
leaned heavily on cost data obtained from the following states to arrive
at its conclusions: California, Colorado, Georgia, Nebraska, New
Hampshire, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, and Washington. The report shows
that the cost of asphalt has risen less than the cost of concrete. The
"Growth in Highway Construction and Maintenance" charts at the end of
the report contain cost comparisons of the various materials, including
asphalt, concrete, aggregate, and steel.
Click here to view the report.
GAPA Members Continued Commitment
Earns Environmental Excellence Commendation
Lanham, MD – The National Asphalt Pavement
Association (NAPA) has announced its recipients of the coveted Diamond
Achievement Commendation for Excellence in Hot-Mix Asphalt Plant/Site
Operations. The Commendation is designed to recognize hot-mix asphalt
(HMA) production facilities that operate in an exemplary manner.
Earning the Diamond Achievement Award are six Georgia Asphalt
Pavement Association Members.
- APAC- Southeast, Inc. First Coast Division
- CW Matthews Contracting, Inc.
- Reeves Construction Company, Inc.
- The Scruggs Company, Inc.
- Seaboard Construction Company, Inc.
- Tugalo Construction Company, Inc.
“Earning the Diamond Achievement Commendation serves as a signal to
neighbors that an HMA facility is a good neighbor,” commented NAPA
Chairman Ronald W. White. “ The assessment process addresses six aspects
of the plant site: appearance, operations, environmental practices,
safety, permitting and compliance, and community relations. By earning
the Diamond Achievement Commendation these six local Georgia Contractors
have shown the community they will go the extra mile to insure
excellence.”
Read more about the Diamond Awards.
HMA
Roadmap
October 1, 2007 — The National Asphalt Roadmap is the result of
public-private partnership and presents the shared vision of the Asphalt
Community for research and technology in the field of asphalt pavement
and material technologies. To download the Roadmap from NAPA, please
click here.
Airfield Asphalt Pavement Technology Program
The AAPTP delivers applied research on asphalt airfield pavements
that provides high quality, cost-effective asphalt pavements. Research
projects will be focused on improving quality of hot mix asphalt (HMA),
reducing costs, improving safety and providing training on HMA
materials. Check The Education/Training
section of our site for more information.
Clean Air & Cool Cities
Lower Greenhouse Gases, Lower Fuel Consumption
The National Asphalt Pavement Association discusses how production
and placement of asphalt pavements consumes less fuel and produces lower
levels of greenhouse gases. (read
article)
Dykes Named NAPA Representative
September 13, 2007 — The Georgia Asphalt Pavement Association
is proud to announce that Jim Dykes, President of Dykes Paving
and Construction has been elected to represent Georgia as the
State Director within the National Asphalt Pavement Association.
As the State Director, Mr. Dykes will sit on the Board of Directors and
various committees that will focus on advancing the Asphalt Industry.
Mr. Dykes’ term will begin on January 28, 2008. Mr. Dykes will be
following Jimmy Camp, Vice President of E.R. Snell Contractor,
Inc. Mr. Camp has served the Asphalt Industry in Georgia with
distinction for the past three years and a special thanks is extended to
Mr. Camp for his all of his hard work.
July 28-30, 2008
NAPA's Midyear Meeting
The Antlers Hilton, Colorado Springs, CO
Contact Nancy Lawler (nlawler@hotmix.org)
November 11-13, 2008
International Conference on Warm-Mix Asphalt
Sponsored by FHWA and NAPA
Marriott Nashville Airport Hotel, Nashville, TN
Contact Nancy Lawler
nlawler@hotmix.org
November 17-20, 2008
SEAUPG 2008 Annual Meeting & Exhibits
The Winfrey Hotel at The Riverchase Galleria,
Birmingham AL
January 18-21, 2009
NAPA's 54th Annual Meeting
San Diego Marriott — San Diego, California
Contact Nancy Lawler
nlawler@hotmix.org
March
9-12, 2009
World of Asphalt 2009 Show & Conference
Orlando's Orange County Convention Center, Florida
Visit www.worldofasphalt.com